Oddballers Review (Xbox Series S)
For our Oddballers Review, we Bend our knees and thrust our hips – ‘cos it’s time for an intense dose of hard-hitting dodgeball action! OddBallers is a hilariously charming and totally bonkers multiplayer party game where each round is a new, absurd type of dodgeball. And thanks to cross-play, you can play online with your friends no matter their platform: Nintendo Switch, Playstation, Xbox, PC, or Luna!
Oddballers Review Pros:
- Big Chunky cartoon-like graphics.
- 4.9GB download size.
- 1000 Gamerscore.
- Ubisoft Connect rewards.
- Crossplay can be turned on and off.
- Controller settings – Flip sticks, rebind buttons, and stock deadzone slider.
- Challenges – weekly and core sets.
- Dodgeball gameplay.
- Four character models and two custom slots.
- Customizable section for hats, glasses, gloves, and others. Attitudes are where you can customize your character’s mood, emotes, and emotions.
- Three ways to play – Online, create private online, and local matches.
- The how-to-play section serves as a text-based tutorial.
- Online options – play now 4 players, play now 6 players, and room code.
- An in-game shop where you buy new customizable items with in-game currency.
- Loyalty passes work in you earn exp, level up, and unlock rewards.
- Easy to learn controls.
- The online lobby is a place where you can walk around, interact with other players, invite friends and brush up on the rules.
- 3 match length options – short (4 points), medium (7 points), and long (11 points).
- 3 locations – Codham City, Bumpkin farm, and thousand islands.
- Matches can be set to public or private.
- You can hide the room code.
- Add Ai bits to make up the numbers.
- You play in an arena with power-ups and throwable objects around.
- Games vary from last man a standing type deals to avoiding falling lava.
- When eliminated you can still participate from the sidelines by causing environmental issues in the arena.
- The replay of the last elimination happens.
- The arena and game mode type change every round.
Oddballers Review Cons:
- It all feels flat and lifeless.
- You can’t just practice modes.
- No Ai bot settings for difficulty.
- Struggled a lot to find online players.
- No way to bring up the current game rules.
- You are playing to just unlock basic items to customize your character.
- No camera controls.
- Cannot Invert the sticks or sensitivity sliders.
- The game modes are fine but it likes to do the same handful over and over.
- You have no control over online games in terms of the modes to play or not play.
- Should have a playable tutorial.
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Oddballers:
Developer: Ubisoft Mumbai
Publisher: Ubisoft |
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